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Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards

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What does the appendicular skeleton consist of?

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Pectoral girdle
Upper limbs
Pelvic girdle
Lower limbs

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What are the girdles?

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“Belts” around the upper and lower parts of the axial skeleton

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What do the girdles do?

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Join the upper and lower limbs to the axial skeleton

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What does the pectoral girdle consist of?

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Two scapulae

Two clavicles

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What is another name for the scapula?

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Shoulder blade

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What is another name for the clavicle?

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Collarbone

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What is the scapula?

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A large, flat, triangular bone with a prominent ridge on the back for the attachment of muscles

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Where is the scapula situated?

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Not attached to the axial skeleton

It slides over the back of the ribs

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What is the glenoid cavity?

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A shallow socket in the scapula

The head of the humerus fits into this cavity

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What is a socket?

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An articular facet

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What is the clavicle?

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An s-shaped bone

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Where can the clavicle be found?

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It articulates with the scapula on the one side

It articulates with the sternum on the other side

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What do the upper limbs consist of?

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Six different types of bone

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What are the six types of bones that make up the upper limbs?

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Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Carpals
Metacarpals
Phalanges
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What is the humerus and where can it be found?

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A long bone

It stretches from the scapula to the elbow

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What kind of joint exists where the humerus joins the scapula?

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Ball-and-socket joint

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17
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What kind of joint exists at the elbow?

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A hinge joint

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18
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What is the ulna?

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The largest bone of the two in the forearm

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Where is the ulna situated?

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On the little finger side of the hand

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How does the ulna articulate with the humerus?

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It has a c-shaped articular facet which, together with the humerus, forms the elbow joint

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What is the radius?

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The thinner one of the two bones in the forearm

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22
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Where is the radius situated?

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On the thumb side

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What is the structure of the radius like?

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It is wider on the lower end than on the upper end

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What does the radius articulate with?

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The carpals

To form the wrist joint

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25
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What are the carpals?

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Small short bones

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26
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How many carpals are in each wrist?

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Eight

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27
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How are the carpals arranged?

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In two rows of four

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28
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What kind of joint exists at the carpals?

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A gliding/sliding joint

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29
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What do metacarpals form?

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The palm of the hand

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30
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How many metacarpals are in each hand?

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Five

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31
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What do the phalanges in the hand form?

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The fingers

32
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How many phalanges are in each hand?

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Fourteen

33
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How many phalanges are in each finger?

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Three in each, HOWEVER

The thumb has two

34
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What does the pelvic girdle consist of?

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Two hip bones that are joined in the middle by a semi-movable joint

35
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What is the semi-movable joint that connects the two hip bones?

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The pubic symphysis

36
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What are the hip bones made out of?

A

Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

37
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What is another name for the pubis?

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The pubic bone

38
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Where is the ilium situated?

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At the top of the pelvic girdle

39
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What does the ilium look like?

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They are the rounded, flat sections of the pelvic girdle

They resemble an elephant’s ears

40
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Where is the ischium situated?

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At the bottom of the pelvic girdle

41
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What does the ischium look like?

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They resemble two loops

42
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Where is the pubis situated?

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They are the bones which lead from the ischium to the pubic symphysis

43
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Where does the head of the femur fit into the pelvic girdle?

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At the acetabulum

44
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What is the acetabulum?

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A deep socket which occurs where the three bones of the hip are fused

45
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What kind of joint exists in the acetabulum?

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A ball-and-socket joint

46
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What do the hip bones connect to at the back of the pelvic girdle?

A

The sacrum

47
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Is the pelvic girdle of a female different to that of a male?

A

Yes

48
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How do the pelvic girdles of the male and female differ?

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The pelvic girdle of a female is wider

49
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Why is the pelvic girdle of a female wider than that of a male?

A

The female body is adapted to giving birth

50
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What do the lower limbs consist of?

A

Seven different types of bones

51
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What are the seven different types of bones found in the lower limbs?

A 
Femur
Patella
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsals
Metatarsals
Phalanges
52
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What is the femur?

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The largest and longest bone in the human body

53
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Where is the femur situated?

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It stretches between the hip socket and the knee joint

54
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What is on the lower end of the femur?

A

Two articular condyles which articulate with the tibia

55
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What kind of joint exists at the knee?

A

Hinge joint

56
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What is the patella?

A

A flat, triangular bone

57
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Where does the patella occur?

A

In front of the femur

58
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What does the patella do?

A

Forms part of the knee joint

59
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What is the tibia?

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The largest of the two bones in the lower leg

60
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What does the upper end of the tibia have?

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Two articular condyles which articulate with the femur in the knee joint

61
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What does the lower end of the tibia articulate with?

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One of the tarsals to form part of the ankle joint

62
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What is the fibula?

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The thinner of the two bones in the lower leg

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Where is the fibula situated?

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Slightly behind the tibia

On the outside of the tibia

64
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What does the fibula look like?

A

It is wider on the bottom than on the top

65
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What does the fibula articulate with?

A

The tarsals to form the ankle joint

66
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What are the tarsals?

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The bones that form the ankle and heel

67
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How many tarsals are there in each foot?

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Seven

68
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Which tarsal forms the heel bone?

A

The calcaneum

69
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Which tarsal is the largest?

A

Calcaneum

70
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What muscle is attached to the calcaneum?

A

The calf muscle

71
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What do the metatarsals form?

A

The arch of the foot

72
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How many metatarsals are in each foot?

A

Five

73
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What do the phalanges in the foot form?

A

The toes

74
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How many phalanges are in each foot?

A

Fourteen

75
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How many phalanges are in each toe?

A

Three HOWEVER

the big toe has two

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